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The Ancient Near East: The First Civilizations

Chapter 1. The Ancient Near East: The First Civilizations. Question. Paleolithic bands were made up of around thirty people. fifty people. one hundred people. two hundred people. Answer. Paleolithic bands were made up of around thirty people. ( correct ) fifty people.

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The Ancient Near East: The First Civilizations

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  1. Chapter 1 The Ancient Near East: The First Civilizations

  2. Question Paleolithic bands were made up of around • thirty people. • fifty people. • one hundred people. • two hundred people.

  3. Answer Paleolithic bands were made up of around • thirty people. (correct) • fifty people. • one hundred people. • two hundred people. Hint: See page 5.

  4. Question The Neolithic Age began about • 100,000 years ago. • 250,000 years ago. • three thousand years ago. • ten thousand years ago.

  5. Answer The Neolithic Age began about • 100,000 years ago. • 250,000 years ago. • three thousand years ago. • ten thousand years ago. (correct) Hint: See page 7.

  6. Question The traditional view is that cities arose around 3000 B.C. in • Sumer. • Egypt. • East Africa. • China.

  7. Answer The traditional view is that cities arose around 3000 B.C. in • Sumer. (correct) • Egypt. • East Africa. • China. Hint: See page 7.

  8. Question Mesopotamian civilization began • in the valley of the Nile River. • in the coastal regions of North Africa. • in the valleys of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. • on the shore of the Red Sea.

  9. Answer Mesopotamian civilization began • in the valley of the Nile River. • in the coastal regions of North Africa. • in the valleys of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. (correct) • on the shore of the Red Sea. Hint: See page 9.

  10. Question Sargon the Great was the leader of the • Akkad people. • Phoenician people. • Hittite people. • Chaldean people.

  11. Answer Sargon the Great was the leader of the • Akkad people. (correct) • Phoenician people. • Hittite people. • Chaldean people. Hint: See page 10.

  12. Question ___________ was the finest work of Mesopotamian literature. • The Chronicle of Sargon • The Epic of Gilgamesh • Akkad and Ashur • King Gudea of Lagash

  13. Answer ___________ was the finest work of Mesopotamian literature. • The Chronicle of Sargon • The Epic of Gilgamesh (correct) • Akkad and Ashur • King Gudea of Lagash Hint: See page 13.

  14. Question The most important geographical feature of Egypt was the • Nile River. • Mediterranean Sea. • Red Sea. • Atlas Mountains.

  15. Answer The most important geographical feature of Egypt was the • Nile River. (correct) • Mediterranean Sea. • Red Sea. • Atlas Mountains. Hint: See page 15.

  16. Question The Egyptians were • monotheists. • atheists. • agnostics. • polytheists.

  17. Answer The Egyptians were • monotheists. • atheists. • agnostics. • polytheists. (correct) Hint: See page 19.

  18. Question The Hittite empire ruled • Egypt and Palestine. • Asia Minor and northern Syria. • Asia Minor and northern Egypt. • all of Mesopotamia.

  19. Answer The Hittite empire ruled • Egypt and Palestine. • Asia Minor and northern Syria. (correct) • Asia Minor and northern Egypt. • all of Mesopotamia. Hint: See page 21.

  20. Question The Persians were an Indo-European people who had settled in • southern Iran. • northern Palestine. • western Syria. • Asia Minor.

  21. Answer The Persians were an Indo-European people who had settled in • southern Iran. (correct) • northern Palestine. • western Syria. • Asia Minor. Hint: See page 24.

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